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Azulgrana RoundUp, Week 5

On this week's RoundUp: Microsoft founder Gill Gates talks about FC Barcelona's commitment to eradicating polio, President Rosell sits down with ESPN, and BFB gives an interesting overview of Barça's U18 NextGen Series match against Tottenham Hotspur...

Cesc, Xavi and Alba in the game against Sevilla / PHOTO: MIGUEL RUIZ - FCB

“I spent some time with Sandro Rosell, the President of FC Barcelona and the FC Barcelona Foundation. They have been tremendous partners in using their club and its worldwide fan base to raise awareness of polio with their “More than a Goal” campaign. We recorded a short video together talking about the foundation’s partnership with them to work toward saving children’s lives around the world.”

"We have more research on what motivates people to watch football than anyone in the world," said Bilbey. The narrative he has uncovered validates the story that played out in Scarborough's Alabama fraternity house. "We analyzed passive interactions with soccer and compared them to interactive experiences with the sport," he said, "and while there can be no substitute to seeing Barcelona at the Nou Camp, the American audience enjoys interacting with our game more than watching soccer passively on television."

“La Masia’s reputation has grown in leaps and bounds in recent years because it is credited for the success of the first team. Think about it again: a successful first team built around La Masia graduates. That would have sounded like a fairytale to many fans even just 6 years ago. In Barça’s 04-06 dream team, the midfield general and star player were both foreign signings. The ‘brand’ of the La Masia-educated midfielder, in particular, didn’t have half the strength it has today.”